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Ashland293

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• Mar 25, 2022

• #1

My current cell phone plan with Sprint is locked, has anyone used the Sprint Plan (no EU SIM card)? If so, how did everything work, calling, texting, google maps, etc..

 

AnneO

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2023 Frances
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• Mar 25, 2022

• #2

I have a Sprint phone (now technically t-mobile because they merged) and it travels really well. Most phones have global roaming already included and you get free texts and (slow) data, and low cost phone calls. The data speed is like 2G but unless you are trying to stream something it is fine for most basic things like email and social media. I will never switch providers because of it. I like not having to bother with SIM cards or data plans. My phone just works almost anywhere In the world.

 

Rick of Rick and Peg

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Us:Camino Frances, 2015 Me:Catalan/Aragonese, 2019

• Mar 25, 2022

• #3

Remember that there are all sorts of places where you can connect to wifi, a cheaper choice than using cellular data. All of the GPS apps that I know of like Google Maps allow you to download base maps ahead of time. Then on the way you don't need to get the maps with expensive and/or slow data connections.

 

trecile

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• Mar 25, 2022

• #4

AnneO said:

I have a Sprint phone (now technically t-mobile because they merged) and it travels really well. Most phones have global roaming already included and you get free texts and (slow) data, and low cost phone calls. The data speed is like 2G but unless you are trying to stream something it is fine for most basic things like email and social media. I will never switch providers because of it. I like not having to bother with SIM cards or data plans. My phone just works almost anywhere In the world.

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I have used my T-Mobile plan with global data and texts for 5 Caminos and several other international trips. It also works fine for me. One year I paid something like $20 extra/month to have faster speeds and the ability to use my phone as a hotspot while I was in Spain.

 

Jim F.

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Jun'05, May'10, Sep'15, Sep'17, Jun'19, Jun'22

• Mar 26, 2022

• #5

AnneO said:

I have a Sprint phone (now technically t-mobile because they merged) and it travels really well. Most phones have global roaming already included and you get free texts and (slow) data, and low cost phone calls. The data speed is like 2G but unless you are trying to stream something it is fine for most basic things like email and social media. I will never switch providers because of it. I like not having to bother with SIM cards or data plans. My phone just works almost anywhere In the world.

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Consider that new phones (iphone 13 and even since 11) have access to a secondary digital sim card. This allows you to buy a domestic Sim card in Spain for little money and have regular acces to your GPS and local call to make albergue reservations.

 

KYPolloFrito

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• Mar 26, 2022

• #6

I walked in Camino Frances in fall 21 using a sprint/T-Mobile phone and it worked absolutely beautifully ; text and data are free ; calls are $.25/minute I believe; and throughout you have the option of signing up for a faster data plan if that better suits you.

 

nycwalking

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• Mar 27, 2022

• #7

KYPolloFrito said:

I walked in Camino Frances in fall 21 using a sprint/T-Mobile phone and it worked absolutely beautifully ; text and data are free ; calls are $.25/minute I believe; and throughout you have the option of signing up for a faster data plan if that better suits you.

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Yes!

That how it was for me in 2019.

My Sprint phone transferred to Spain’s network without any assistance from me. I didn’t realize I was on Spain’s network until I received a call from home in USA.

I have forgotten about faster data plan option. I used FaceTime as well without extra fees.

The service was excellent. Just excellent.

Enjoy Sprint now T-Mobil’s service.

Buen camino.

 

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mikebet

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• Apr 10, 2022

• #8

I have found the included T-Mobile international service to be great everywhere we have gone in Europe and Asia. I was astonished to be able to use Google maps for driving around in the remote Carpathian mountains of Romania.